Panasonic Integrates NewTek Connect Pro With IP Workflows

NEWARK, N.J.—Panasonic is boosting its support for software-driven IP workflows by using NewTek Connect Pro software, which enables Network Device Interface connectivity. The Connect Pro software allows Panasonic PTZ cameras to be recognized as sources by NDI-enabled applications and devices for sharing video and audio sources bi-directionally across a network.

As part of this new support, Panasonic will be able to provide the additional features that will come with NDI version 2, which is expected to become available as a software development kit in the fourth quarter of 2016. New features are expected to include 16-bit per channel support, 16 channels of floating point audio, improved cross subnet support, integrated fail-safe support, and network-based re-routing support.

Panasonic’s AW-HE130 and AW-HE40 series PTZ cameras now have the ability to stream H.264 video over IP to NDI-compatible systems thanks to a recent integration of NewTek’s Network Device Interface technology.

NewTek’s Network Device Interface has dipped its toe into Banister Lake, as the broadcast data aggregation and graphics provider has integrated NewTek’s NDI technology for live IP production workflows over Ethernet networks.